WORSHIP GUIDE

Liberty Hill & Surrounding Communities

ANDICE BAPTIST CHURCH

6570 FM 970, Florence (254) 793-2557 www.andicebc.org

PASTORS

Derrick Norris, Senior Pastor Matt Koehler, Associate Pastor of Students & Families

SERVICES

Sunday Bible Study 9:45am Sunday Worship 11am Wednesday AWANA 6:30pm Sun. Online facebook.com/ andicebaptist/

CROSS TRACKS CHURCH

101 Church St., Liberty Hill (512) 515-0070 www.crosstrackschurchumc.org

PASTOR

Michele Lott

SERVICES

Sunday School 9am Sunday Worship 10am Sun. Online Facebook.com/cross trackschurch/

CONNECT CHURCH

Meets at Santa Rita Elementary 532 Santa Rita Blvd, Liberty Hill (479) 926-5455 www.ghbc.org/connectchurch

PASTORS

Danny Forshee, Teaching Pastor Leighton Forshee, Campus Pastor

SERVICES

Sunday Worship 5pm

FELLOWSHIP CHURCH

3600 RR 1869, Liberty Hill (512) 515-5579 fellowshiplh.com

PASTORS

Tim McIlhaney, Dan Riemer, Ed Billock & Angel Perez

SERVICES

Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11am Servicio española a las 11am Sunday Bible Study All ages 10-10:45am

Wednesday Bible Study

All ages 6pm

THE HILL CHURCH

111 Holmes Road, Liberty Hill www.thehillchurch.church

PASTOR

Kendall Ringler, Associate Pastor

SERVICES

Sunday Worship 10:15am Sun. Online 10:15am facebook.com/ thehillchurch.church

HOLY ANNUNCIATION ORTHODOX CHURCH

5205 County Road 236, Liberty Hill (512) 782-9940 www.annunciationtx.com

PASTOR

Bp. Irineos Placek

SERVICES

LIFE SPRINGS CHRISTIAN CHURCH

15611 W. State Hwy 29, Liberty Hill (512) 633-6074 www.lifespringschristianchurch.org PASTOR Dr. William Brannan

SERVICES

Sunday Worship 10am Online youtube.com/c/LifeSprings

MISSION LIBERTY HILL LUTHERAN CHURCH

(LCMS A liated) 15725 W Hwy-29 #7, Liberty Hill (512) 778-9310 www.missionlibertyhill.com

PASTOR

Rev. Mike Cofer

SERVICES

Sunday Bible Study 9am Sunday Church Worship 10am Sunday Online 10am - missionliberty hill.com/onlineworship/ 811 Loop 332, Liberty Hill (512) 729-6200 onechapel.com/liberty-hill

PASTOR

Darren Shaw

SERVICES

Sunday Service 10am Online Service 10am online.onechapel.com Wednesday Youth 7pm

RESTORATION CHURCH

Meets at Liberty Hill Event Center 14875 W. SH 29, #10, Liberty Hill (512) 271-1976 www.restorationchurchtx.net

PASTOR

Mike Kimmons

SERVICES

Sunday Services 10:30am

Call (512) 778-5577 or email us at stacy@LHIndependent.com to include your church in the Worship Guide.

I would pass out almost every day until I learned what movements I could do and how.”

So, how does someone so restricted get to the point of being able to compete in sports?

According to Benson, an automotive analogy best illustrates his method of movement.

“I’m like a car with a manual transmission,” said Benson. “Most other people are like ones with an automatic – their bodies do things without them having to even think about it. But, for me, it’s always a process – like shi ing gears and using the clutch. A er awhile, though, it just becomes second nature.”

As a result, Benson can now motor down the highway of normalcy – including being able to a end school in person – and can begin to experience the everyday occurrences most teenagers take for granted.

“Last year, I actually made it through most of the school year,” he said. “I’m also in the Solar Car Club.”

Head swim coach Dimitra Becker said Benson has successfully integrated into the Panthers program – including gaining acceptance from his teammates concerning his limitations.

“I think they needed to know about Ryan’s situation and there’s a reason why sometimes he can’t fi nish something or do what everyone else is doing,” she said. “He’s not qui ing or giving up.”

Becker added Benson brings something to the team that can’t be measured or quantifi ed.

“Ryan has the best a itude of anyone here,” she said. “He will do whatever it takes to be part of the team.”

Benson has strong faith, but said at one point in his younger years, he began to question a bit why all of the maladies were happening to him – until a fateful encounter that provided him with some answers, he said.

“When I was about 11, I would think along those lines sometimes,” said Benson. “But, then I met someone that had the same illness as me – that was my testimony from God.”

Along those lines, Benson recently traveled to his native Oregon to be a guest speaker at an event sponsored by Dream Factory, an organization that grants wishes for children with chronic illnesses in order to hopefully inspire others to take the same path he has.

“When I was 11, I had a terminal lung disease and the doctors told me I had maybe fi ve years to live,” he said. “I got to go to a place called the Give Kids The World Village in Florida and was able to visit Disney World.”

Speaking of his former home, Benson and his family moved to Texas due to the lower elevation – which is be er for his condition – and the proximity to stateof-the-art health care at Dell Children’s Hospital in Austin.

Benson never did get to play any other sports – including soccer, a game he has a passion for – nor was he able to join his classmates in helmets and shoulder pads on this bright, sunny day.

But, he is a proud member of the Panthers swim team – an experience that was a long time coming, he said.

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P.O. Box 953, Bertram, TX • TECL#32830 After a lifetime of fi ghting various illnesses, senior Ryan Benson is fi nally realizing his dream of competing for the Panthers swim team. PHOTO BY SCOTT AKANEWICH

Family, friends and supports of the Crossland family met at the State Capitol last week to remember Jaycee Crossland during the walk for suicide prevention. (Courtesy Photo)

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Jaycee, but they know their son wouldn’t have taken his own life without good reason. He had never a empted suicide before that day.

“We have a very open and transparent family,” Amanda said. “We’ve had heartfelt conversations many times and talked about how we feel. I always wanted him to know he wasn’t alone. But he hadn’t come to me lately to confi de in me, and boys don’t say anything until it’s go en out of hand. He didn’t say anything on Sept. 19 when he came out as gay, but he did tell us what was happening on Sept. 28, so obviously it aff ected him.”

The LHISD Police Department is looking deeper into the factors that could have played a role in Jaycee’s decision.

“They told us something doesn’t feel right and they are not going to leave any stone unturned,” Amanda said. “We didn’t allow him to have social media, but he had a school laptop, and we don’t know everything that was on there. They took his school laptop to see what they could fi nd.”

Pending the investigation, the Crosslands are also going to use their son’s death as the catalyst to bring awareness to bullying and suicide. William plans to use his role on the City Council to bring awareness to the community, while Amanda wants to make sure the school district makes some changes.

“I’m not going to go down quietly,” Amanda said. “Throughout this whole situation, the community has confi ded in us a lot and we have a problem. I believe with the current administration we have at the high school and district that they are going to do their best to correct the issue. For our family it is too late, but for other families, maybe we can save a life.”

#BeKindForJaycee

A campaign using the hashtag #BeKindForJaycee has been started by members of the community to bring awareness to bullying and the impact kind words can have. To get involved with future community events, search the hashtag on Facebook for more information.